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we will only be a nation of laws as long as we abide by the law. [applause] so today i am on a mission to recruit you for a mission, to rally in opposition to this proposed border bailout. it is immoral for the president to decide on his own, in clear violation of the u.s. law, that he will not send back illegal immigrants, no matter what their age. [applause] the deferred action for childhood arrivals program must end immediately. it is immoral for the president to seek to borrow billions more to pay for his border bailout. it is immoral for the congress to consider giving him what he seeks. call your congressman. write your senators. give them one simple message. tell them to vote no on the border bailout. [applause] if you feel so inclined, you can add a little more personal note, to give them a little more personal incentive. tell them vote no on the border bailout, or i will be voting no on you in november. [applause] thank you. god bless you. and god bless the united states of america. [applause] >> the former new york lieutenant governor was
we will only be a nation of laws as long as we abide by the law. [applause] so today i am on a mission to recruit you for a mission, to rally in opposition to this proposed border bailout. it is immoral for the president to decide on his own, in clear violation of the u.s. law, that he will not send back illegal immigrants, no matter what their age. [applause] the deferred action for childhood arrivals program must end immediately. it is immoral for the president to seek to borrow billions more...
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we believe in a safe and lawful system of immigration come up one that upholds our laws, our traditions and our most cherished values. unfortunately our immigration system has been badly broken for a very long time. many presidents and many lawmakers have come and gone. no real progress has been made on immigration. we are now living with the consequences that are tragic. bought about by decades that brought about by decades of -- brought about by decades of partisan gridlock and national neglect. there is a humanitarian and security crisis on our southern border that requires urgent action. thousands of children are being exploited by ruthless coyotes and vicious cartels and gangs. one in three women is sexually assaulted on the dangerous journey north. many loving mothers give their young daughters birth control pills for the long journey up to the united states. they know they may be raped or sexually accosted or assaulted. nearly 50 migrants a day are being referred for urgent medical care. vast quantities of lethal narcotics are flooding over our border and into our communities. dr
we believe in a safe and lawful system of immigration come up one that upholds our laws, our traditions and our most cherished values. unfortunately our immigration system has been badly broken for a very long time. many presidents and many lawmakers have come and gone. no real progress has been made on immigration. we are now living with the consequences that are tragic. bought about by decades that brought about by decades of -- brought about by decades of partisan gridlock and national...
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president trump sign that into law. [applause] we must keep our kids safe. no parents should fear for their child's life when they drop them off at school. the stopy i voted for school violence act, to identify threats sooner and make schools safer. this is common sense. i fought relentlessly to help citizens break free from the chains of addiction by dedicating resources to recovery and treatment. first, as a member of the board for teen challenge arizona, a faith-based recovery program getting amazing results for people of all ages struggling with substance abuse. women andwho sell children into prostitution, i have responded with a full force of the law. these are our children, these are our young women. i will continue to fight for every last one of them and put away those who enslave them. [applause] i have also thought for those suffering from deadly diseases, such as my next-door neighbor, a man who had become like a second dead to me -- second dad to me. he was diagnosed with cancer a few years ago. a battled for a year and half, receiving his care a
president trump sign that into law. [applause] we must keep our kids safe. no parents should fear for their child's life when they drop them off at school. the stopy i voted for school violence act, to identify threats sooner and make schools safer. this is common sense. i fought relentlessly to help citizens break free from the chains of addiction by dedicating resources to recovery and treatment. first, as a member of the board for teen challenge arizona, a faith-based recovery program...
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the law is tied to the army field manual. we view that to be a matter of settled law. i am not familiar with what is coming out today but it with regard to how most members of congress perceived or view that, we have spoken on that. >> i think that it would take a change in the law. congress is on record opposing that. [an audible question] -- question] you will have a lot of members of congress who will weigh in on that. they probably already are. we believe it is settled law. the army field manual speaks to this issue. i don't anticipate that will change. if the administration has something they want to propose we will be willing to take a look at what it might be that they are suggesting but in terms withw that issue is dealt in terms of congressional action , we have that debate. it was 78 votes in the united states senate. [inaudible question] >> i think elections, it's important people have confidence in the elections and the outcome of those elections. to -- i will wait until the president, i see more about what he is proposing until i see what his proposal will
the law is tied to the army field manual. we view that to be a matter of settled law. i am not familiar with what is coming out today but it with regard to how most members of congress perceived or view that, we have spoken on that. >> i think that it would take a change in the law. congress is on record opposing that. [an audible question] -- question] you will have a lot of members of congress who will weigh in on that. they probably already are. we believe it is settled law. the army...
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and the bill only makes law if the president signs it into law. that's why we're working hand in glove with the administration to make sure the solution we come up together as a conference is one that will become law. that's why wre working closely with the administration on this. thank you, everybody. >> speaker ryan after the republican conference, the meeting this morning confirming what reporters had said, that the leadership will put pen to paper and draft immigration legislation with the deadline for that discharge petition less than a week away. it's june 12. the house itself is coming back in in 15 minutes at noon eastern. they'll take ua $15 billion recision package tod, and also begin work on federal spending. reuresne into one dealing with veterans affairs, military construction, legislativera ao water projects as lll have live house coming up at noon on c-span. in the meantime, we'll show you the briefing that just wrapped up half-hour ago or so from emocratic lear y losi. ms. pelosi: good morning. it's been an exciting week and i talk
and the bill only makes law if the president signs it into law. that's why we're working hand in glove with the administration to make sure the solution we come up together as a conference is one that will become law. that's why wre working closely with the administration on this. thank you, everybody. >> speaker ryan after the republican conference, the meeting this morning confirming what reporters had said, that the leadership will put pen to paper and draft immigration legislation...
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in addition, the law enforcement agencies on campus are responsible employees. they have to report and start that title nine clock ticking. it is a different relationship than what my colleague described. differentlot of levels of security and law enforcement on campus, i lot of different error interactions -- different interactions with agencies on campus and off campus. an mlu or is through other methodologies, by hosting conferences to get local law enforcement together on a regular basis, opening up database sharing so we are all sharing the same information amongst each other so we can talk intelligently and share that information, providing record management systems, bridges, gaps so our information on some level can be automatically shared so it can flag across governmental information it -- for criminal activity, we would be in a good place to invest time and money. >> you mentioned that law enforcement agencies are quote responsible officials, that triggers the title nine clock to begin to run. you mentioned in your testimony that delayed title nine tes
in addition, the law enforcement agencies on campus are responsible employees. they have to report and start that title nine clock ticking. it is a different relationship than what my colleague described. differentlot of levels of security and law enforcement on campus, i lot of different error interactions -- different interactions with agencies on campus and off campus. an mlu or is through other methodologies, by hosting conferences to get local law enforcement together on a regular basis,...
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those laws and abide by them. similar obstruction continued unabated for seven more months until democrats threatened to change senate rules on executive nominations. in july, after obstructing does of nominees for months and some for years, republicans once again promised they would end the unprecedented obstruction. at the senate's executive counter shows nothing has changed since july. apublicans have continued record of obstruction and no agreement had ever been reached. there are currently 75 executive branch nominations ready to be confirmed by the senate and have been waiting an average of 134 days of confirmation. to the agency that safeguards the water that my children and grandchildren drink. and the air they breathe has we denied hundred days for confirmation. beagreed the sum should ensuring the proper got function of government. it has turned advise and consent. senate republicans also blocked a sitting member of congress from an administration position for the first time since 1843. is a senior membe
those laws and abide by them. similar obstruction continued unabated for seven more months until democrats threatened to change senate rules on executive nominations. in july, after obstructing does of nominees for months and some for years, republicans once again promised they would end the unprecedented obstruction. at the senate's executive counter shows nothing has changed since july. apublicans have continued record of obstruction and no agreement had ever been reached. there are currently...
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making a point instead of making good, stable law. we have gotten too comfortable with viewing everything we do here through the prism of the next election instead of the prism of duty, and everyone suffers as a result. as i see it, a major turning point came during the final years of the bush administration when the democratic majority held vote after vote on bills they knew wouldn't pass. now, look, i'm not saying republicans have never staged a showboat when we were in the majority. i'm not saying i don't even enjoy a good messaging vote from time to time. but you've got to wonder if that's all you're doing why you're here. it's become entirely too routine , and it diminishes the senate. i don't care which party you're in. you came here to legislate, to make a difference for your constituents, yet over the past several years the senate seems more like a campaign studio than a serious legislative body. both sides have said and done things over the past few years we probably wish we hadn't. but we can, we can improve the way we do bu
making a point instead of making good, stable law. we have gotten too comfortable with viewing everything we do here through the prism of the next election instead of the prism of duty, and everyone suffers as a result. as i see it, a major turning point came during the final years of the bush administration when the democratic majority held vote after vote on bills they knew wouldn't pass. now, look, i'm not saying republicans have never staged a showboat when we were in the majority. i'm not...
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i was excited and talking about congress having the same laws as everybody else, which was a butl law even back then, with senator grassley, we took it on and got it done. i made my first speech. of course, there wasn't hardly anybody on the floor at the time. nobody listens to each other in these things. an older gentleman who i will not name came up to me afterward and said fred, that was a pretty good speech. i said thank you, i appreciate that. he said i just have one question. ready to my full stature to answer anything, and he said was that a real submarine you used in the hunt for red october? i understood the priorities around the place right off the i do remember my early days in the senate fondly. you can always tell new members of congress. every once in a while they will slip up and accidentally spend some of their own money. but they get over it. i was at a little function , and a lady who is here tonight -- but i won't embarrass her -- told me her son was coming home after four years in iraq. she said we don't get a lot of recognition, but we are going to tonight. is a l
i was excited and talking about congress having the same laws as everybody else, which was a butl law even back then, with senator grassley, we took it on and got it done. i made my first speech. of course, there wasn't hardly anybody on the floor at the time. nobody listens to each other in these things. an older gentleman who i will not name came up to me afterward and said fred, that was a pretty good speech. i said thank you, i appreciate that. he said i just have one question. ready to my...
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what can we agree to, but what will you sign into law. we all want to get to a solution here and we realize the clock is ticking. for me, that frames the issue as well as i can. pres. trump: one of the reason i am here is exactly that. normally you would not have a president coming to this meeting. normally would have democrats and republicans and nothing would get done. our system lends itself to not getting things done. i hear so much about your marks -- about earmarks, the old earmark system, but there was a great friendliness when we had earmarks. this system -- [laughter] pres. trump: you should do it. this system lends itself to not getting along. it lends itself to hostility and anger. they hate the republicans and they hate the democrats. in the old days, you could say what you want about certain presidents and others, they talk about how they went out to dinner at night. that was bills, that was an eark system. maybe we should think about it and we have to put better controls, because it got little out of hand. but maybe that bri
what can we agree to, but what will you sign into law. we all want to get to a solution here and we realize the clock is ticking. for me, that frames the issue as well as i can. pres. trump: one of the reason i am here is exactly that. normally you would not have a president coming to this meeting. normally would have democrats and republicans and nothing would get done. our system lends itself to not getting things done. i hear so much about your marks -- about earmarks, the old earmark...
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in fact, since the day that he signed the affordable care act into law. which is, the president believes that the country would benefit from democrats and republicans on capitol hill actually having a conversation about ideas for strengthening and improving the affordable care act the president has never made the argument that the affordable care act is perfect, has done a whole lot of good for people, it saved lives, but it could be improved. that has never been the offer that republicans have put forward. the president himself put forward ideas to strengthen the program but never a willingness on the part of republicans. if they change their tune recognizing these complexities , say, all right, democrats we acknowledge that tearing this thing down is not good for the country, but you have to admit there are things that we can do to improve this proposal. that's a conversation of entirely different color and that is the conversation that the president asked democrats to engage republicans on. but that would require a different approach on the part of rep
in fact, since the day that he signed the affordable care act into law. which is, the president believes that the country would benefit from democrats and republicans on capitol hill actually having a conversation about ideas for strengthening and improving the affordable care act the president has never made the argument that the affordable care act is perfect, has done a whole lot of good for people, it saved lives, but it could be improved. that has never been the offer that republicans have...
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american labor movement decided in effect to make it illegal for any state to have a right to work law. that that they wanted to do they thought they could do it except the legislative filibuster was in place. at that time it took 67 votes he could defeat a measure with the overwhelming majority so now why do i tell this story? the shoe was on the other foot meter the president say get rid of the filibuster and legislative majority and do it our way. we should not do that. we have never done that in the united states senate may say that's the whole reason i came from the th house so every time the majority got an idea one of those major purposes of the filibuster is to protect the minority in this country alexis de tocqueville wrote a book democracy of america may be the best book of democracy of america ever written and looking into potential problems and one was russia and the other was the tyranny of the majority and said in the 18 thirties one of the great problems for our country is the tyranny of the majority the united states senate is the bulwark to prevent the tyranny of the a
american labor movement decided in effect to make it illegal for any state to have a right to work law. that that they wanted to do they thought they could do it except the legislative filibuster was in place. at that time it took 67 votes he could defeat a measure with the overwhelming majority so now why do i tell this story? the shoe was on the other foot meter the president say get rid of the filibuster and legislative majority and do it our way. we should not do that. we have never done...
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we have passed 20 bills. 14 signed into law. divideda very committee. all the liberal democrats here with tom harkin. we have rand paul and here with me. i remember when our former democratic governor came up and talked to me. the i came in and looked at money that came through the intoorce investment act our 13 local boards and 75 one-stop senators through 44 programs he said, i just threw my hands up and told the commission or, do the best you can. i bet a lot of you have had that same experience here in is 10 billion dollars for governor haslam, $147 million on his number one issue, which is how to see connect job skills with the jobs he's recruiting. we try to make it easy for him and all of you to use that money. eliminated 15 programs, eliminated mandates on the size of the board compositions, restored the provision so you can take 15% of the money and use it for your own innovations, local boards can transfer 100% of the two biggest funds between plans, funds, took state reporting requirements are simpler, you have more control over the local boa
we have passed 20 bills. 14 signed into law. divideda very committee. all the liberal democrats here with tom harkin. we have rand paul and here with me. i remember when our former democratic governor came up and talked to me. the i came in and looked at money that came through the intoorce investment act our 13 local boards and 75 one-stop senators through 44 programs he said, i just threw my hands up and told the commission or, do the best you can. i bet a lot of you have had that same...
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it should never have been put into law. but we also need to pay attention to it in this budget debate. that also needs to be dealt with by february 8. my colleagues, we've brought up the serious pension issues that affect the workers of this country. that needs to be addressed. so there's reason to say that i'm pleased that the government is back up -- or will be back up shortly. but we really need to negotiate and not operate under continuing resolutions. i think we have a much better chance to get to these budget resolutions resolved through a cromnibus or omnibus rather than another continuing resolution. and then, mr. president, there is the issue of the dreamers that i've talked about numerous times on the floor of the united states senate. the dreamer issue is urgent. it's urgent. many dreamers' lives have already been affected, and their lives have been changed as a result of president trump's announcement last september putting a six-month time limit on when the dreamers would be subject to deportation. that deadlin
it should never have been put into law. but we also need to pay attention to it in this budget debate. that also needs to be dealt with by february 8. my colleagues, we've brought up the serious pension issues that affect the workers of this country. that needs to be addressed. so there's reason to say that i'm pleased that the government is back up -- or will be back up shortly. but we really need to negotiate and not operate under continuing resolutions. i think we have a much better chance...
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on c-span, the release of her -- of a report on whether certain states passed traffic laws. day 32 of the government shutdown, the house returns for spendingemocratic bills to reopen federal agencies. on c-span two, the heritage foundation holds a discussion on how economic policies and not did over the past two years could be reversed. work, the senate continues on a middle east security bill and they take up a proposal from president trump to offer three years of protections to dreamers in the daca program in exchange for more border wall funding. at 7:00, bill press speaks to nina totenberg about her more than 40 year career covering the supreme court. there is more live coverage on c-span3. 9:45, a look at japan's 2019 outlook. and a discussion on iran's influence on iraqi policies. we discuss federal funding to reopen the government for one bill. the bill does not include money for homeland security or the border wall. >> president trump and vice president pence visited the martin luther king jr. memorial today in washington to market the federal holiday honoring the ci
on c-span, the release of her -- of a report on whether certain states passed traffic laws. day 32 of the government shutdown, the house returns for spendingemocratic bills to reopen federal agencies. on c-span two, the heritage foundation holds a discussion on how economic policies and not did over the past two years could be reversed. work, the senate continues on a middle east security bill and they take up a proposal from president trump to offer three years of protections to dreamers in...
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health law within the framework of the health law. they are saying that because they have not read this health law. if they had, they would know that it is rotten to the core. [applause] and i urge you to choose the president of the united states who will fully repeal this law. [applause] a president who will reign in the government spending. president who will take duty.sly his or her and defendto uphold the constitution of the united states. law shreds your constitutional rights. it lowers your standard of care. it puts government in charge of your care. and it takes away something as precious as life itself. your liberty. this law requires almost everyone to enroll in a one-size-fits-all government design health plan. when you go to file your taxes, you have to attach proof for the irs that you are enrolled in such a plan. attaching the proof will shield you from an iris penalty. to at will subject you degree of government control and intrusion unprecedented in american history. for the first time in american theory, this law empow
health law within the framework of the health law. they are saying that because they have not read this health law. if they had, they would know that it is rotten to the core. [applause] and i urge you to choose the president of the united states who will fully repeal this law. [applause] a president who will reign in the government spending. president who will take duty.sly his or her and defendto uphold the constitution of the united states. law shreds your constitutional rights. it lowers...
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artificial construct, and if you look back at administrations in the past, there is not necessarily a law that really happens in the first 100 days. we probably should try to toss this construct aside. hisld reagan did not sign first piece of legislation until march 31. it was on a breakfast tray in his hospital room after he was shot. george h.w. bush's first piece of legislation, meaningful piece of legislation, he signed, i am sure you remember, the whistleblower protection act. that was in april. so there is not necessarily a lot that does get done in the first 100 days. , think recent memory, obama clearly because we were in an economic crisis, a lot happened. the stimulus bill, and i kind of handicapped that one because getting all additions spend money usually is not a heavy lift, but the auto bailout, other things. a lot happened in the first 100 days, but that has been more the exception than the norm. would iing forward, think is different and distinct about this administration is that the divide has seemed too hard in a little bit. i have been heartened because the reg reform s
artificial construct, and if you look back at administrations in the past, there is not necessarily a law that really happens in the first 100 days. we probably should try to toss this construct aside. hisld reagan did not sign first piece of legislation until march 31. it was on a breakfast tray in his hospital room after he was shot. george h.w. bush's first piece of legislation, meaningful piece of legislation, he signed, i am sure you remember, the whistleblower protection act. that was in...
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frances, god rest her soul attended my law school , graduation. it was a time in america where we were paying public teachers their value. understanding that in addition to parents the people who are , raising our children are our teachers and we must give them the value of what they are giving us in return. [applause] sen. harris: let's speak more truth. climate change. it's real. it's real. and it is posing existential threat to us as human beings and we must not only take it seriously, we must have a sense of urgency about this. i was in portsmouth yesterday. if you look at the rate in terms of decline because we are talking about decline, within a relatively short period of time it will be under water. this is a real issue. when i first arrived at the united states senate i was -- well, i will tell you right now i'm on several committees. i'm on the senate intelligence committee. i'm homeland security committee and i'm on judiciary and i'm on budget. in addition, when i first got there i was in environmental and public works. so i sat in heari
frances, god rest her soul attended my law school , graduation. it was a time in america where we were paying public teachers their value. understanding that in addition to parents the people who are , raising our children are our teachers and we must give them the value of what they are giving us in return. [applause] sen. harris: let's speak more truth. climate change. it's real. it's real. and it is posing existential threat to us as human beings and we must not only take it seriously, we...
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issues, be they defunding planned parenthood, be they stopping sanctuary cities, be they passing kate's law or be they ending the congressional exemption from obama administration, you should -- obamacare you should vote in favor of allowing this amendment to be voted on. a great many members of this body have given long, eloquent speeches that the senate operates when each member has a right to offer amendments and even difficult amendments we debate and resolve them. that is the heart of this vote and i would encourage each member here to vote his conscience or her conscience on both substance and on the ability of the senate to remain the world's greatest deliberative body. i yield the floor. mr. cornyn: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority whip. mr. cornyn: mr. president, i would ask unanimous consent to speak up to five minutes. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. mr. cornyn: mr. president i've listened to the comments of my colleague, the junior senator from texas both last week and this week and i would have to say that he's mistaken. first of
issues, be they defunding planned parenthood, be they stopping sanctuary cities, be they passing kate's law or be they ending the congressional exemption from obama administration, you should -- obamacare you should vote in favor of allowing this amendment to be voted on. a great many members of this body have given long, eloquent speeches that the senate operates when each member has a right to offer amendments and even difficult amendments we debate and resolve them. that is the heart of this...
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if this administration don't law of the land, they should come to congress to land.e the law of the they should not change it by presidential decree or fiat.ential that is really what brings me to he second part of the reason i'm bringing this lawsuit is to law.ld the rule of i think that this lawsuit will a very long vide overdue check on presidential expanding presidential power particularly with this administration. seeing it and y people will see over the next hree years a real abuse of executive authority by this preside president. primary is one of the reasons i'm bringing this lawsuit. as it ainly have seen it affects the united states senate with the national labor unconstitutional recess appointments. that was one instance where able to senators were file an amicus brief. one reason to file this lawsuit because in general members of congress don't have or can't to blish legal standing bring a lawsuit. i truly believe this is one of and we will have mr. clement talk about that, in have i believe i do standing and, as a result, i believe i have the obligation to point to overturn
if this administration don't law of the land, they should come to congress to land.e the law of the they should not change it by presidential decree or fiat.ential that is really what brings me to he second part of the reason i'm bringing this lawsuit is to law.ld the rule of i think that this lawsuit will a very long vide overdue check on presidential expanding presidential power particularly with this administration. seeing it and y people will see over the next hree years a real abuse of...
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go out and take a poll. 70-80% are for term limits forcing congress to balance the budget by law. take a pole. reading the bills. who is opposed to them reading the bills? foinlly, one of the things. other establishment figures will lose tonight. what is going on is that this is a movement that people don't like the arrow against. congress, we think shall pass no law they don't make applicable to themselves i'm still unclear if they ex-emented themselves or not. it goes down the line. finally, the tea party message says every bill should enumerate where it gets it's authority from the constitution. [applause] i am humbled by this victory tonight and by your support. i thank you for coming out tonight. let's have a party. [applause] [applause] [applause] >> thank you. thank you. thank you. it is my understanding that the eyes of our national media have descended on the eyes of kentucky tonight. i have news for them. we got more votes than rand paul tonight in the common wealth. and while the national media may be interested in this, let me say this. this race is not about me. this
go out and take a poll. 70-80% are for term limits forcing congress to balance the budget by law. take a pole. reading the bills. who is opposed to them reading the bills? foinlly, one of the things. other establishment figures will lose tonight. what is going on is that this is a movement that people don't like the arrow against. congress, we think shall pass no law they don't make applicable to themselves i'm still unclear if they ex-emented themselves or not. it goes down the line. finally,...
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reports will aid law enforcement in focusing their law enforcement on real criminal activities while reducing the time that law enforcement must spend weeding reports that are just irrelevant. as i said earlier, mr. speaker, there is still one more package of bills that passed out of our committee and this committee still needs to be pushed across the finish lines and jobs 3.0 and the capital formation package that will make it easier for companies to go public. this package included bills like mine the encouraging public offerings act that i introduced with my friend on the other side of the aisle, gregory meeks, and it passed the house 417-0. and it allows insurers to submit filings.w the four it will reduce the risk to companies that are thinking about going public in order to ke listing on exchanges more attractive. we will only strengthen our financial markets. mr. speaker, legislation found under jobs will make it easier for startups to attract the investments they need to go public, to grow and create more jobs. i want to highlight title 14 of jobs, which protects pt american
reports will aid law enforcement in focusing their law enforcement on real criminal activities while reducing the time that law enforcement must spend weeding reports that are just irrelevant. as i said earlier, mr. speaker, there is still one more package of bills that passed out of our committee and this committee still needs to be pushed across the finish lines and jobs 3.0 and the capital formation package that will make it easier for companies to go public. this package included bills like...
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. -- trhhe law really should say. and we will give her a chance to address this. >> the questions here about the second amendment really bring up the question about whether the constitution still applies to all americans. president obama, before he was president, suggested in interviews that he saw the -- the constitution as incomplete, as a charter of-liberties -- of negative liberties, that it told the government would could not do, but did not tell the government what it had to do on behalf of the people. the present constitution is seen as limitations on the role of government. and we have seen the new administration attempts to expand its powers into many parts of our society. when i had a chance to meet with judge sotomayor and ask her about the second amendment -- if the second amendment apply to every american kaman was not asking her to prejudge any particular case. but to just give me your interpretation of the second amendment, which is pretty clear -- the right of the people, it says "people" and it should
. -- trhhe law really should say. and we will give her a chance to address this. >> the questions here about the second amendment really bring up the question about whether the constitution still applies to all americans. president obama, before he was president, suggested in interviews that he saw the -- the constitution as incomplete, as a charter of-liberties -- of negative liberties, that it told the government would could not do, but did not tell the government what it had to do on...
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it is congress that makes the law, and the president cannot change the law or ignore the law. in article two, the president has robust executive authority. the executive authority is vested in one president of the united states, and the entire regulatory state represents congress over the decades trying to tie the hands of the president of the executive. it is my hope this administration takes on the vigorous regulatory reform, not in the past as it has been a oneway ratchet. we have seen democrats regulate like crazy, and republicans continuing to regulate a little more slowly. i had a friend of mine suggested bumper sticker, "republicans, we waste less." [laughter] senator cruz: i hope that at the end of this administration, we will not be saying that. instead we will be saying that we used this mandate from the people to take on the regulatory state, to rescind regulations, to fire regulators who were abusing their power, to retake liberty. [applause] senator cruz: last question. >> thank you. i am from new york. the suburbs of westchester county. senator cruz: wonderful. >
it is congress that makes the law, and the president cannot change the law or ignore the law. in article two, the president has robust executive authority. the executive authority is vested in one president of the united states, and the entire regulatory state represents congress over the decades trying to tie the hands of the president of the executive. it is my hope this administration takes on the vigorous regulatory reform, not in the past as it has been a oneway ratchet. we have seen...
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we recognize also that israel must comply with the law of war. and we need safe passages for those trying to escape the violence. third, fourth, fifth, we want to make sure hamas does not win in one of their objectives to eliminate normalization efforts between israel and its neighbors. we are going to do everything we can and we've already been in conversations with israelis and with the saudis in regards to continuing on track the discussions that have taken place on normalization between those two countries. you'll see action by our committee to reinforce those efforts. we don't want hamas to win and stop the normalization efforts. tomorrow in the senate foreign relations committee we'll have a hearing on secretary lieu to be the ambassador to israel. he's highly qualified. he's the right person for the right job. but if we want to be most effective as possible. and helping israel to deal with the hostages, to deal with the humanitarian needs, to deal with normalization, we need a confirmed ambassador in americans have seen the carnage of hama
we recognize also that israel must comply with the law of war. and we need safe passages for those trying to escape the violence. third, fourth, fifth, we want to make sure hamas does not win in one of their objectives to eliminate normalization efforts between israel and its neighbors. we are going to do everything we can and we've already been in conversations with israelis and with the saudis in regards to continuing on track the discussions that have taken place on normalization between...
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. -- becomes law. i thank him for that and for his concern for the people of yemen and i thank him in particular for his tremendous disdain for what the crown prince has done relative to the journalist. while you are right that just expressing outrage in itself is not enough, i grew that hundred percent, i do hope that, once this is done, so that we do not confuse that with what is happening here on this ,articular message, if you will you are right it's not going to change policy. the only thing that will change policy is a refined menendez young bill to be dealt with next year. i do hope we will have the ability that, after this is over and dispensed with, i hope we can speak to that outrage. relates to theit second letter that we send. it helps reinforce the fact that we hold them accountable and there could be some good there. and as it relates to saudi arabia, a strong admonishment of , i think theyce care about that a whole lot more than we might think. i wish you well as you move ahead, i'd like
. -- becomes law. i thank him for that and for his concern for the people of yemen and i thank him in particular for his tremendous disdain for what the crown prince has done relative to the journalist. while you are right that just expressing outrage in itself is not enough, i grew that hundred percent, i do hope that, once this is done, so that we do not confuse that with what is happening here on this ,articular message, if you will you are right it's not going to change policy. the only...
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are you loyal for the law and the constitution or a man? do you reflexively ascribe the orst motives to your opponents but deny, excuse or endorse everything that your compatriot says, does or tweets. those questions have sent some of us wandering into the political wilderness. fortunately, i'm no stranger to the wilderness. now, in fact, one -- during one congressional recess, i spent a eek alone voluntarily marooned on a tiny island, a remote spit of sand and coconut trees in the southern pacific. -- central pacific. about 7,000 miles from washington. i'm not joking here. determined to test my survival skills, i brought no food or water, relying on only what i could catch or collect. that, it turned out was the easier part. more difficult was dealing with the loneliness that set in on the first night and never left me. by day three, for companionship, i began to mark the hermit crabs that wandered through my camp. and i marked them with a number to see if they would reoccur. by the end of the week, i had 126 numbered friends. i still miss
are you loyal for the law and the constitution or a man? do you reflexively ascribe the orst motives to your opponents but deny, excuse or endorse everything that your compatriot says, does or tweets. those questions have sent some of us wandering into the political wilderness. fortunately, i'm no stranger to the wilderness. now, in fact, one -- during one congressional recess, i spent a eek alone voluntarily marooned on a tiny island, a remote spit of sand and coconut trees in the southern...
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rewrite the law. it is affecting people in numbers and the millions. either way, you are creating a precedent where presidents can decide to rewrite legislation. i am against it because it will make an immigration reform bill in harder. we have already lost support. absolutely. we have a less votes today than we did two years ago. we have less votes today than we did two years ago. part of it is the executive order. the impact it had in 2012. this will make it even harder. the only way to solve the problem is to deal with the enforcement part first. if you do that, i think they will be reasonable about everything else. some of those people are turn backs at the border. there are still sections of the border that are completely insecure. >> canada? >> 40 percent of our illegal immigrants arrived legally in the united states and overstay are what -- there welcome. >> [inaudible] >> the important thing is to talk to people about what we stand for. my goal is to be a bestseller, i would not mind. but it i
rewrite the law. it is affecting people in numbers and the millions. either way, you are creating a precedent where presidents can decide to rewrite legislation. i am against it because it will make an immigration reform bill in harder. we have already lost support. absolutely. we have a less votes today than we did two years ago. we have less votes today than we did two years ago. part of it is the executive order. the impact it had in 2012. this will make it even harder. the only way to solve...
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do you know what will happen if the health care bill becomes law ? we have done some test and we have certain genes we are in a high risk pool for cancer but we will not be able to get coverage. if you let insurance companies go back to their practices from before the affordable care act. this is not hypothetical. -- the leading cause for that was unpaid medical bills before the affordable care act. i talked with a parent who has a child with a disability. they go over the costs of that child in the health care system. they do not possibly have the means to be able to afford that if they did not have access to health coverage without discrimination. discretions to how the insurance companies respond, their business, they will figure out a way that the family with the disabled child will not have adequate coverage. is at risk. senator markey is right. health care should be a right to and not a privilege and we are moving in the wrong direction. maryland, we have hospitals located throughout our state to meet the needs of the people of maryland. we hav
do you know what will happen if the health care bill becomes law ? we have done some test and we have certain genes we are in a high risk pool for cancer but we will not be able to get coverage. if you let insurance companies go back to their practices from before the affordable care act. this is not hypothetical. -- the leading cause for that was unpaid medical bills before the affordable care act. i talked with a parent who has a child with a disability. they go over the costs of that child...
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the vast majority of them are working, obeying the law. in many cases they are contributing. so you need to have a larger discussion. the united states is a very desirable location. no question a lot of people would come here if they could, probably more than we can easily handle. compromise,dea of if the democrats said give us a change of status for some daca recipients in exchange for border funding, is that something you would support? guest: absolutely. we put that on the table twice in the last session. unfortunately not a simple democrat supported it. strangely enough, i think senator schumer offered something like that a couple of years ago when it looked like daca status was going to run out. the courts have delayed that now. president trump wanted more. we should have taken the deal then, in retrospect. i think that is a fair deal. daca for border security. you have a daca problem because you had insecure borders. why not help kids that are here that are working hard? if you are a daca recipients, you haven't committed a crime, ,ou are in school or working maybe in t
the vast majority of them are working, obeying the law. in many cases they are contributing. so you need to have a larger discussion. the united states is a very desirable location. no question a lot of people would come here if they could, probably more than we can easily handle. compromise,dea of if the democrats said give us a change of status for some daca recipients in exchange for border funding, is that something you would support? guest: absolutely. we put that on the table twice in the...
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where is that in the law if the united states senate thinks that it is making the law of bullying or not? senator of all, alexander, thank you very much for your leadership and a bipartisan work that the senate has done toward a new esca bill. i think the bullying guidance you are talking about stems from civil rights law, that is also a law of congress. doesn't sayer: it anything about bullying. you're talking about title vi? thatthink you would agree bullying could be a serious problem and a violation -- sen. alexander: it is a problem but the united states senate doesn't agree that the federal government are to be telling the local school what it's bullying policy ought to be, so where does the department of education get the authority to think that everyone she issues a guidance to has to do what she says? rights,ffice of civil according to the laws of congress, gets complaints about civil rights violations from schools, higher ed institutions. some of those complaints relate to bullying. of civilto the office rights to follow-up on all complaints about civil rights violations. s
where is that in the law if the united states senate thinks that it is making the law of bullying or not? senator of all, alexander, thank you very much for your leadership and a bipartisan work that the senate has done toward a new esca bill. i think the bullying guidance you are talking about stems from civil rights law, that is also a law of congress. doesn't sayer: it anything about bullying. you're talking about title vi? thatthink you would agree bullying could be a serious problem and a...
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to make it the law of the land and to do it now. the decision that was announced today by the trump white house, was a disappointment to me. the first and only direct conversation which i have had with president trump was a day of his inauguration, and i thanked him for the kind words he said about dreamers and daca. he looks me in the eye and he said -- do not worry about those kids, we will take care of those it dreamers. i trusted that the president would do that, and i hoped to work with him. thead many meetings in white house with many people on his staff talking about how they would achieve that goal, making certain that dreamers would have their day and fair opportunity. well today, this announcement that was handed down by the attorney general and the president tells us that the clock is ticking. we are now in a countdown toward deportation for 780,000 protected by daca today. young women across america -- young men and women, this is a moment of great fear and anxiety about what is going to happen to their lives. they inclu
to make it the law of the land and to do it now. the decision that was announced today by the trump white house, was a disappointment to me. the first and only direct conversation which i have had with president trump was a day of his inauguration, and i thanked him for the kind words he said about dreamers and daca. he looks me in the eye and he said -- do not worry about those kids, we will take care of those it dreamers. i trusted that the president would do that, and i hoped to work with...
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we need to make it the law of the land now. reporter: congress has tried and failed to pass protections for dreamers. why should dreamers have confidence that you can get it done? senator durbin: in this circumstance, if you look at the history of this, it has passed the house and senate and now we have a compelling reason, a timely reason. daca is about to expire. we need to act on this because we are on the countdown clock. 780,000 of the best and brightest. we have a timetable and the timetable is what americans need when it comes to filing their taxes and going to the dentist and we have to act and get it done now. ms. graham: you have the speaker of the house is a republican and majority leader, both expressing to fix this. what the final bill will look like, i don't know. it got 68 votes in the senate. you have the president of the united states who did two things today. he rejected the idea of president obama's executive order as being a presidential overreach. he was right to do this. but he expressly gave us six months
we need to make it the law of the land now. reporter: congress has tried and failed to pass protections for dreamers. why should dreamers have confidence that you can get it done? senator durbin: in this circumstance, if you look at the history of this, it has passed the house and senate and now we have a compelling reason, a timely reason. daca is about to expire. we need to act on this because we are on the countdown clock. 780,000 of the best and brightest. we have a timetable and the...
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and if you don't have /3 majority in each chamber to override that, then this isn't going to become law. i think it's one more pointless exercise. again i'm happy to play my role in it. i would urge my friends to reconsider this. the president put on the table what i thought was a substantive offer on saturday. you don't have to agree with that or everything in it. he did put something new on the table. i haven't seen anything new out of my friends. it's the same thing over and over and over again. if you don't agree with what he says, put something on ott table. if not, i guess we can continue to go through this exercise. don't think it's moving us in the direction i know my friend sincerely wants to go. i would invite them to participate in the negotiation with the president. to find some middle ground as they are going to have to do on each and every bill that comes to law the next two years. and might as well get used to dealing with the other party and the other chamber and the president of the other party now. because that's not going to change oferte next two years. with -- over
and if you don't have /3 majority in each chamber to override that, then this isn't going to become law. i think it's one more pointless exercise. again i'm happy to play my role in it. i would urge my friends to reconsider this. the president put on the table what i thought was a substantive offer on saturday. you don't have to agree with that or everything in it. he did put something new on the table. i haven't seen anything new out of my friends. it's the same thing over and over and over...
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and how do we get them into law, a proposal that turns into legislation, that passes into law, that makes a difference in the lives of the american people? and it's up to the committee and the task force to make their proposals as we go forward. we do think that keeping guns out of the hands of people who shouldn't have them probably saves the most lives. thank you all very much. oh, happy valentine's day. all we need is love and hocolate, right? reporter: can we still go to valentine's day dinner? ms. pelosi: that would be the hope of -- depends on how soon the republicans -- the senate takes up the bill. we said that we wouldn't vote before 6:30 because that's when our members come back from north carolina. but we hope not to have it bill one minute after that. so, you'll have time for dinner. we thank you all very much. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national >> u.s. capitol, the house still in recess but we expect members to return within the hour to start deba
and how do we get them into law, a proposal that turns into legislation, that passes into law, that makes a difference in the lives of the american people? and it's up to the committee and the task force to make their proposals as we go forward. we do think that keeping guns out of the hands of people who shouldn't have them probably saves the most lives. thank you all very much. oh, happy valentine's day. all we need is love and hocolate, right? reporter: can we still go to valentine's day...
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on law and order, the tories have opposed stronger anti- terrorism measures. they even want to restrict the use of the dna database. the advanced technology of dna tracking could provide incontrovertible evidence of guilt or indigent -- or innocence. it has been used for extraordinary breakthroughs. crimes could be solved, and perpetrators brought to book. as the database built, it becomes an invaluable crime fighting tool. it will also be a fierce deterrent, since criminals, particularly rapists and murderers, will know they facing a tracking method. it can actually help prevent abuse of civil liberties, yet the tories opposed it. everywhere you look, where you want certainty, you get confusion. the conservative leader, speaking about his policy a few weeks back cappella said he was -- a few weeks back, said he was surprised by his supporters taking to the street regarding the national health system. the cabinet member is speaking yesterday -- but cabinet member speaking yesterday to the "wall street journal," which i have to confess to reading these days, an
on law and order, the tories have opposed stronger anti- terrorism measures. they even want to restrict the use of the dna database. the advanced technology of dna tracking could provide incontrovertible evidence of guilt or indigent -- or innocence. it has been used for extraordinary breakthroughs. crimes could be solved, and perpetrators brought to book. as the database built, it becomes an invaluable crime fighting tool. it will also be a fierce deterrent, since criminals, particularly...
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my legislation to create an amber alert with our colleague john mccain, in indian country became law. we are on our way to passing savanna now. we are going to recognize for the first time the challenge and tragedy of missing in indigenous women. all of this, so, so important. bipartisan legislation to help crack down on human trafficking online. cage and we bath shut down people who were in fact selling children for sex. think about that. that is a noble act to keep our communities strong and safe. i led a successful effort again with my colleague from alaska that lifts the a inch-old ban on exporting oil. when we looked at enhancing renewable energy. success on both sides. we are exporting literally millions of barrels of oil resulting in energy independence and helping our allies and growing our renewable energy industry. it couldn't happen without colleagues working together. might be small to this body but huge to the veterans it serves. i got needed funds for flood protection across north dakota nd projects we need. legislation i helped write to provide relief to communs. enator
my legislation to create an amber alert with our colleague john mccain, in indian country became law. we are on our way to passing savanna now. we are going to recognize for the first time the challenge and tragedy of missing in indigenous women. all of this, so, so important. bipartisan legislation to help crack down on human trafficking online. cage and we bath shut down people who were in fact selling children for sex. think about that. that is a noble act to keep our communities strong and...
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president trump signed 30 pieces of legislation into law. more than president obama, bush, clinton, or h.w. bush signed in heir first 100 days. only once before in history has a congressional review act signed into law. nly one. now we have 14 everturned regulations from the congressional review act, saving americans $14.2 billion and 14.2 million hours of filling out paperwork. my favorite quote from this report, this house, the one we stand in today, passed 103 bills out of this chamber. edging out former speaker pelosi's house as the most product i in the first 100 days of a new presidency since h.w. bush. just this week we passed the modernizing government technology act and i do thank my friend for his hard work on his. going to upgrade government i.t. if we're shocked, maybe that's shocking. maybe, maybe we ought to stop playing politics. maybe we ought to stop blaming things that just aren't even there. maybe we ought to just take responsibility for where we currently are, understand that this is the greatest nation on the face of the
president trump signed 30 pieces of legislation into law. more than president obama, bush, clinton, or h.w. bush signed in heir first 100 days. only once before in history has a congressional review act signed into law. nly one. now we have 14 everturned regulations from the congressional review act, saving americans $14.2 billion and 14.2 million hours of filling out paperwork. my favorite quote from this report, this house, the one we stand in today, passed 103 bills out of this chamber....
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his old law offices are here. of course he's buried on the outskirts of town. so lincoln is extraordinarily important to the city of springfield. >> c-span's cities tour is on the road, exploring the american story. this weekend we visit springfield. >> illinois had it made. when they built this building, when they knew they were going to build a new capitol, they wanted something to just -- i always say shock and awe. they wanted something that showed that illinois, man, we are it. that's what this building is. that's what to some extent it represents. >> with the help of our comcast cable partners, we'll travel the city to learn about the life of our 16th president. >> he could disguise his political ambition under the umbrella of his law practice and that's the significance of the circuit. and in doing so, he built this network that eventually he put -- he used in 1850's to put himself into the poss -- into the position of getting the republican nomination for president. >> these are the gloves narp abraham lincoln's pocket on the night of the assassination
his old law offices are here. of course he's buried on the outskirts of town. so lincoln is extraordinarily important to the city of springfield. >> c-span's cities tour is on the road, exploring the american story. this weekend we visit springfield. >> illinois had it made. when they built this building, when they knew they were going to build a new capitol, they wanted something to just -- i always say shock and awe. they wanted something that showed that illinois, man, we are it....
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law. budget committee chairman paul ryan spoke with reporters for a half an hour. >> good morning, everyone. what we have here is the house budget committee republican majority. putting out yet again a budget that it just is america's needs, a budget that balances. it is a responsible, balanced budget. we owe the american people a balanced budget. or the third straight year, we have a limited. we have balance a budget in just 10 years. this is a plan to balance the budget in 10 years. the house budget committee has spent the last several weeks working together with each other just like families and businesses do around the country. we have been assembling a budget so that we can make sure our country can live within its means. it is a reasonable goal, balancing the budget. we cannot keep spending money we do not have. that is the basic acknowledgment and you are budgeting. just like families and businesses, you cannot keep kicking the can down the road. medicare is jeopardizing the health
law. budget committee chairman paul ryan spoke with reporters for a half an hour. >> good morning, everyone. what we have here is the house budget committee republican majority. putting out yet again a budget that it just is america's needs, a budget that balances. it is a responsible, balanced budget. we owe the american people a balanced budget. or the third straight year, we have a limited. we have balance a budget in just 10 years. this is a plan to balance the budget in 10 years. the...
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my legislation to create an amber alert with our colleague john mccain in indian country became law. we're on our way to passing savannah's act which is going to recognize for the first time the challenge and the tragedy of missing and murdered indigenous women. all of this so, so important. bipartisan legislation to help crack down on human trafficking online. we shut down backpage. we shut down people who were in fact selling children for sex. you think about that. that's a noble act that we took and the challenge continues. congress passed my bill to give first responders more training and resources to keep our communities strong and safe. i led a successful effort again with my colleague from alaska, lisa murkowski, to lift the age-old ban on exporting oil and pairing it with renewables that we did with my other colleagues on this side of the aisle when we looked at enhancing renewable energy. a flaming success on both sides. we are exporting literally millions of barrels of oil resulting in energy independence and helping our allies, but we also are growing our renewable energy
my legislation to create an amber alert with our colleague john mccain in indian country became law. we're on our way to passing savannah's act which is going to recognize for the first time the challenge and the tragedy of missing and murdered indigenous women. all of this so, so important. bipartisan legislation to help crack down on human trafficking online. we shut down backpage. we shut down people who were in fact selling children for sex. you think about that. that's a noble act that we...
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one of the things you just did, we just passed a law allowing f.d.a. to give early approval to nonaddictive painkillers. so that when somebody is hurt, they don't wind up getting hooked or getting addicted. but i am telling you, this is a five-alarm fire in my state well over 1,000 died last year from this. all parts of the state. all towns. all areas. rich, poor, doesn't matter your religion, race, anything. this is the great danger that parents need to be worried about and that we can stop and that we can provide hope and purpose and dignity. that's what we have to do because these are moms and dads and brothers and sisters and sons and daughters. and when you lose one, your family is never, ever the same again. i've seen the faces. i've met the families. i've spent time with them. and the senate can be a place that when we work together as a team -- pat has seen it in kansas, johnny has seen it in georgia -- that when we work together as a team, that we leave name-calling out, that there's no division, that there's no agendas other than making it so
one of the things you just did, we just passed a law allowing f.d.a. to give early approval to nonaddictive painkillers. so that when somebody is hurt, they don't wind up getting hooked or getting addicted. but i am telling you, this is a five-alarm fire in my state well over 1,000 died last year from this. all parts of the state. all towns. all areas. rich, poor, doesn't matter your religion, race, anything. this is the great danger that parents need to be worried about and that we can stop...
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for the rule of law. this nomination will not only cast a shadow over judge kavanaugh. it will stay in the united states supreme court. united supreme -- the supreme court has no army. the people obey the supreme court's orders because of its trust and credibility. undercut and decisively diminish the trust and confidence of the american people in the united states supreme court if judge kavanaugh is rushed to confirmation without an fbi investigation, without a fair proceeding through a kangaroo court process that ignores the rights and respects that survivors deserve. >> thank you all very much. we appreciate it. [inaudible]
for the rule of law. this nomination will not only cast a shadow over judge kavanaugh. it will stay in the united states supreme court. united supreme -- the supreme court has no army. the people obey the supreme court's orders because of its trust and credibility. undercut and decisively diminish the trust and confidence of the american people in the united states supreme court if judge kavanaugh is rushed to confirmation without an fbi investigation, without a fair proceeding through a...